Keeping Time

Every time I hear the sound of the
Trains when they're coming down from the
East side of Illinois going somewhere in the west

I can't help but feel this way
Like too much time has slipped away
Like I'll never really be ok with the choices I have made

And the horns blow
And my heart knows

My mind remembers
And my body's keeping time
And my soul it flys high above it all
But it's my heart that gets me every time
It won't leave yesterday behind

There's something to be said for those
Who can carry that heavy load
Of hopes and dreams they've left untold
For the promises they keep

Like a train they keep rolling on
Marking miles until they're done
But they can't see how far they've come
From who they use to be

And the horns blow
And the heart knows

The mind remembers
And the body's keeping time
And the soul it flys high above it all
But it's the heart that gets them every time
It won't leave yesterday behind

Someone should have told me
No, I should have known
Time waits for no one
No one at all

Every time I hear the sound
Of the trains when they're down
From the east side of Illinois
Going somewhere in the west